Felipe Alou Hit Quotations

Wow, he was good. The leadership there on the hill, the intensity ... we didn't hit much, but there was a lot of life in this game because of him.

We'll see where we can hit him that will benefit him the most and the team the most. As far as I'm concerned right now, it's cleanup. That's what we're looking at now but we haven't played one game yet.

We always have big rallies when they walk (Bonds), even before Mo was here. The only thing is, the guy wants to hit a few home runs.

The pitch he struck out on was low. Nobody was going to hit that pitch. Some umpires need to learn the strike zone, too.

I don't have doubts that he'll hit or that they'll walk him. The swing has always been there.

Batting third could help him hit .300 for the first time. He's too good a hitter not to have done that.

He hasn't had much to do yet. The ball was hit right at him. There are going to be some tests down the road as he stays longer in games.

He had a great batting practice today. He hit a bunch of balls into the water.

He does not have to hit home runs. It is the fact that he will be in the lineup. Not only will the people attending the game be watching but people all over the world will be watching.

He reminds me of Jeff Kent -- I saw him in A ball in the Florida State League. Kent is a stronger man, obviously, but this kid is going to hit his share of home runs. He has power, and he's going to be an excellent second baseman. He has more range than Kent.

He was one of those five-tool guys. He could throw and run and hit with power, everything. He was green, 20 years old, a big kid. He made some mistakes. But we knew he was going to be a tremendous player, an MVP-type of guy.

I think we hit about four balls hard today, or was it three?

I see a guy with a quick bat. I don't see the end here. I compare the guy with Hank Aaron, who could hit a fastball to the end.

I saw him hit 10 home runs in 40 at bats one spring training. If he's in spring training mode, watch out.

I saw balls that were hit where he had to run and stop. I didn't see much favoring in the knee. He's so much better than he was in spring training. That was a real workout.

We have to respect the fact he's playing all those innings and getting all those at-bats. We believe he's going to hit one every time up.

Tomko had a tough time. They hit him pretty good. We put a left-hander in to stop the bleeding. They're a tough offensive team against righty pitching.

What is their proof? ... Are they testing players, too? How do you explain that? Or have they stopped testing now? We just saw him hit five in 30 at-bats. So what's going on now? I hope that he's judged by the real baseball people when he's finished.

We believe he's going to hit one every time up.

We had a shot at winning or losing all three games. It was a matter of not being able to deliver a hit here and there.

We knew he was going to hit one. We knew he was going to hit more than one. We expect him to hit one every time he comes to the plate, and that's a good feeling even if he doesn't do anything. The anticipation gets everyone on their toes. What we need to do now is get him into good baseball shape, which he is not in now.

When you pinch-hit like that, you gotta be aggressive. There were a couple of up-and-in fastballs that were not necessarily strikes, but a guy like that (Bonds) could hit it out.

No question there was one guy who could dominate this ballpark and hit balls out ? that was Barry. We miss him on the field, an MVP guy. We've been spoiled here.

Anytime Barry is up at the plate, he's a threat. Opposing managers have memories of the times he's beaten them. They are going to walk him. Mo, or whoever is batting after him, has to do what he did, hit a line drive.

They used to say when I was a kid, 'Well, he's a Babe Ruth.' Any kid my age who hit a home run they would say 'Wow, he's a Babe Ruth' - in the Dominican. I didn't hear people say 'He's a Hank Aaron.' There's something mystic about the Babe, the name. ... Santa Claus.

It will energize the crowd and the team. He does not have to hit home runs. It is the fact that he will be in the lineup. Not only will the people attending the game be watching, but people all over the world will be watching.

I guess he wanted to hit one out, so he hit one out.

I know I hit it pretty good. It was 388 feet to the gap. We were all excited about the new park. It was a big thing back then.

I hope he doesn't stop. The only thing is, the guy wants to hit a few home runs.